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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2008
Applicants:
Christopher Vernon Jones, Woburn, MA (US);
Odest Chadwicke Jenkins, Pawtucket, RI (US);
Matthew M. Loper, Providence, RI (US);
Inventors:
Christopher Vernon Jones, Woburn, MA (US);
Odest Chadwicke Jenkins, Pawtucket, RI (US);
Matthew M. Loper, Providence, RI (US);
Assignee:
iRobot Corporation, Bedford, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for facilitating cooperation between humans and remote vehicles comprises creating image data, detecting humans within the image data, extracting gesture information from the image data, mapping the gesture information to a remote vehicle behavior, and activating the remote vehicle behavior. Alternatively, voice commands can by used to activate the remote vehicle behavior.